Indonesia’s holiday hotspot Bali has warned tourists of the risks of rabies after a local man died of the disease this week.
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The patient, 35, succumbed on Monday after displaying symptoms including restlessness and high fever, local media reported.
He was found to have been bitten by a stray dog six months ago in Sukasada, a town two hours’ drive from the island capital of Denpasar, according to the English-language news outlet Bali Sun.
Instead of reporting the bite to authorities, the man had only washed his wound. But he began to show symptoms on Saturday and died two days later.
“We have carried out treatment, but the symptoms shown by the patient are indeed very typical of rabies,” said Putu Nugraha, director of Buleleng Regional Hospital, where the victim was pronounced dead.
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Nugraha pointed out that a post-bite vaccination against the disease was not given since the man did not report his injury.